Cruise Sales and Management

Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in Basic Accounting 101

Submitted by: Melissa May B. Alday, BSHRM2

Submitted to: Uniza Rustia

Date Submitted: March 18, 2011, F

I. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Accounting is important in business transactions because it provides qualitative and timely financial information that reflects how the firm works on their daily operations for the betterment of the economy. As an HRM student and an upcoming professional in the future make this study to give us a glimpse into the inside life of running a business and how accounting works in them. This study will focus on the accounting statements that will be presented on the next pages. The accounting statements will help us determine their distinct characteristics, use and other factors.

II. DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY

I will portray in this study is running a restaurant on my own namely, Pasta Queen restaurant. Since pasta is my specialty and I’m known for it, this is what I will name if I will have my own restaurant in the future. I would like to designate my first restaurant anywhere inside the Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City after 10 years of employment in a hotel/cruise/restaurant. This would be a great place for my starting business because I live near it and would like to test its first on the people living near here. Then, when the business becomes successful, the elite place like Makati is the next destination. Another reason why I want to start this business is what I want people to know me through my ideas in the restaurant and to enjoy a new dining experience. My usual customers here will be everybody who wishes to dine in because the restaurant setting is will…...

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